Climbing Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulcy021&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Climbing class which has abundant, pink-apricot blend flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulcy021’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2003 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulcy021’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by flower coloration and growth habit.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant pink-apricot blend flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance;

4. Reduced apical dominance in flowering habit. The new variety consistently produces flowers evenly from the lower branches to the top of the plant.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulcy021’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2003 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulcy021’ was selected in the spring of 2004 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulcy021’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2004. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulcy021’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulcy021’. Specifically illustrated in the drawing are flowers at various stages of development, flower in parts, leaves, and stems.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulcy021’, as observed in its growth in in a field nursery in Marion County, Oregon. Observed plants are 3 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulyc003’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,106 are compared to ‘Poulcy021’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulcy021’ ‘Poulyc003’ Petal Count 35 70 to 80 Flower Diameter 60 to 65 mm 40 mm General Tonality Blend of Orange Group 27A Yellow-Orange Group of Flower Color and 29C with intonations of 14D Yellow-Orange Group 19D.

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 22 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 14 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Orange Group             29C with intonations of Yellow-Orange Group 22A and Yellow             Group 4A. Sepal inner surface: Color: Green Group 138B.             Surface: Smooth and moderately pubescent. Sepal outer             surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Texture: Smooth and             many stipitate glands. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base:             Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins have             very strong foliaceous appendages on three of the five             sepals. Sepal size: 35 mm long by 10 to 15 mm wide.             Receptacle: Texture: Smooth. Size: 7 mm in height by 7 mm             wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Shape: Campanulate.             Pedicel: Surface: Smooth. Length: 20 to 35 mm. Diameter: 3             mm on average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Strength:             Strong. Peduncle: Length: 3 to 18 cm. Diameter: 3 to 4 mm.             Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B with Greyed-Red Group 182A.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             5 flower buds per stem, resembling a panicle. Reduced apical             dominance in flower habit causes flower buds develop evenly             from the base of the plant to the upper branches.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Moderate rose perfume. Duration:             The blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 10             days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have             fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is 60 to 65 mm when             open. Flower depth is 30 mm. Flower shape: General shape is             an open cup with petals that curve out from the center.             Shape of flower, side view: Upon opening the upper portion             is flat and the lower portion is flat.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 35 petals             total, 2 or 3 of which are petaloids.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Blend of Orange             Group 27A and 29C with intonations of Yellow-Orange Group             19D. Tonality changes to Yellow Group 11D and Red Group 36C             as the flower ages.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals Upper surface:             Yellow Group 9B at the petal base. Yellow Group 10 B at the             middle zone. Orange Group 27B at the margins. Lower surface:             Red Group 36A with basal intonations of Yellow Group 8B.             Upon opening, inner petals: Upper surface: Yellow-Orange             Group 19A and 19B with intonations of Yellow Group 9B at the             petal base. Lower surface: Orange Group 24C with intonations             of Yellow Group 11 A at the petal base. After opening, inner             and outer petals Upper surface: Blend of Orange Group 27C             and Red Group 36A with marginal intonations of Yellow Group             2C. Lower surface: Red Group 36B with light intonations of             Red Group 56B. Basal intonations are Yellow Group 10C.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Weak. Margin: Entire and uniform with             weak to no undulations of margin. Shape: Generally narrow             elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size: 30             mm (l)×25 mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 20 mm (l) by 15 mm (w). Quantity: 2 or 3.             Shape: Asymmetric. Rounded at the apex and acute at the             base. Color: Blend of Orange Group 27C and Red Group 36A             with marginal intonations of Yellow Group 2C on the upper             surface. The lower surface is Red Group 36B with light             intonations of Red Group 56B. Basal intonations are Yellow             Group 10C.         -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers: Size: 3             mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 10C. Quantity: 60 on             average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 12A. Length: 6 mm.             Pistils: Length: 5 mm. Quantity: 40 on average. Stigmas:             Color: Greyed-Orange Group 163D. Styles: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 145D. Location of stigmas: Inferior in location             relative to the length of the filaments and the height of             the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Arching habit. Plants are 100 cm in height,             and 100 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 146C with             Greyed-Purple Group 183C. Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group             144A. Length: On average, canes are 65 cm from the base of             the plant to the flowering portion. Diameter: 8 mm.             Internodes: On mature canes, there is an average distance of             40 mm between nodes. Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth.             Older wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 6 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 8 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 185A. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 162A.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 140 mm (l)×95 (w). Quantity: 2             leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing angle to             the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage: Upper side:             Yellow-Green Group 146A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 146B             with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183C. Color of             mature foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower             side: Yellow-Green Group 147B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 20 mm in length.             Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly broad             based with outward extending apecies. Margins: Finely             serrated with many stipitate glands. Color: Green Group             137A. Petiole: Length: 30 mm. Diameter: 2 mm. Upper surface:             Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with Greyed-Red Group 182A.             Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144D. Rachis:             Length: 40 mm Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A             with Greyed-Red Group 182A. Lower surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144D. Leaflet: Quantity: Normal number of             leaflets leaves in middle of the stem is 7 leaflets.             Margins: Serrated. Size: Average size of the terminal             leaflet on normal leaves is 55 mm in length by 35 mm wide.             Shape: Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex: Acute.             Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd             pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: None.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery and             downy mildew, rust, black spot, and Botrytis under normal             growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Climbing rose class named ‘Poulcy021’, substantially as illustrated and herein, due to its abundant pink-apricot blend flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 